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Jiangsu Province Bagua
31.647722°,119.533556° - Maxar Technologies
An earth-formed Bagua arrangement is pictured amid the shallow waters of Changdang Lake, in China’s Jiangsu Province. An important symbol in Taoist cosmology, the Bagua consists of a yin-yang surrounded by eight sets of three-line patterns. This particular arrangement, known as “Later Heaven,” is symbolic of achieving balance and accepting change as time passes.
Sahara Desert Sand Dunes
23.100944°,-7.117417° - Maxar Technologies
Sand dunes zigzag across the Sahara Desert in the Tiris Zemmour Region of Mauritania. Since the majority of Mauritania is covered by desert, temporary dune ranges like those in this Overview can form, disappear and reform as sands shift. Average rainfall in Tiris Zemmour is around 3.9 inches (100mm) per year.
March For Our Lives
38.893596°,-77.014570° - Maxar Technologies
An estimated crowd of 200,000 people attended the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. A section of Pennsylvania Avenue, stretching from the U.S. Capitol Building up towards The White House, is seen covered with participants here. Led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the march sought to raise awareness of gun violence and called for increased gun control legislation. In addition to the event in Washington, hundreds of others took place throughout the United States and around the world.
Tibet Colorful Mountains
29.907778°,86.555000° - Maxar Technologies
Bright colors accent the peaks and valleys of a mountain range in Ngamring County, a remote section of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. Population density in this area is slightly more than 4 people per square mile, or 2.5 per square kilometer.
Greek Olive Groves
35.078525°,25.047392° - Maxar Technologies
Olive tree groves surround the village of Ινία, Greece. Approximately 90% of all harvested olives are turned into oil; the remaining 10% are eaten as table olives.
Sydney
-33.867906°,151.201237° - Maxar Technologies
Check out this stunning view of Sydney, Australia. The city is the most populous on the continent with more than five million residents. The geography of the city - located on the Tasman Sea and built around numerous harbors and inlets - is captured in this Overview.
DuSable Harbor
41.885597°,-87.611850° - Nearmap
Sailboats are docked at DuSable Harbor in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The facility is located on Lake Michigan in the heart of the city’s downtown area and contains 420 slips for boats between 30 to 60 feet in length.
Del Ray Beach
26.475548°,-80.156470° - Maxar Technologies
A residential community is seen here in Delray Beach, Florida, USA. Because many cities in the state of Florida contain master-planned communities, often built on top of waterways in the latter half of the twentieth century, there are a number of intricate designs such as this one that are visible from the Overview perspective.
Eagles Super Bowl Parade
39.965570°,-75.180966° - Maxar Technologies
Millions of fans flooded the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, yesterday to attend the Super Bowl parade for the Eagles’ championship victory. Official estimates suggest more than two million fans were in attendance, including a massive collection of people seen here in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Sun Lakes
33.208518°,-111.876263° - Maxar Technologies
Sun Lakes, Arizona, USA is a planned community with a population of approximately 14,000 residents, most of whom are senior citizens. According to US census data, only 0.1% of the community’s 6,683 households are home to children under the age of 18.
Het Loo Palace
52.234167°,5.945833° - Maxar Technologies
Het Loo Palace is located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. “The Great Garden,” situated behind the residence, follows the general Baroque landscape design formula: perfect symmetry, axial layout with radiating gravel walks, parterres with fountains, basins, and statues.
Port of Hamburg
53.532581°,9.916544° - Maxar Technologies
The Port of Hamburg - known as Germany’s “Gateway to the World” - is located on the Elbe River in Hamburg. On an average day, the facility is accessed by 28 ships, 200 freight trains, and 5,000 trucks. In total, the port moves 132.3 million tonnes of cargo each year - that’s roughly 1/3 of the mass of all living human beings.
Tampa International Airport (TPA)
27.975906°,-82.534138° - Nearmap
Designed in the 1960’s, Tampa International Airport's Landside/Airside design was the first of its type in the world. In this layout, baggage and ticketing functions take place in a central "Landside Terminal” which is surrounded by four “Airside” satellite terminals where planes embark and disembark.
Ventura Fire
34.275000°,-119.227778° - NASA
Wildfires, visible at center, burn in Ventura, California. Numerous blazes have already destroyed hundreds of homes and thousands of residents have fled the surrounding areas. The largest fire has expanded to cover an area roughly the size as the city of Orlando. To be very clear, the two white streaks seen here at left are cloud cover, not fires.
Shanghai Interchange
31.118920°,121.388230° - Maxar Technologies
A highway interchange connects three major roads - the S20, G60, and S4 - in Shanghai, China. The city is home to roughly 2.5 million cars and 24 million people.
Houston Abandoned Cars
29.786157°,-94.878034° - Nearmap
Hundreds of abandoned cars that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey are seen at the Royal Purple Raceway in Houston, Texas, USA. It is estimated that 30,000 now fill the lot and more than a half a million cars were damaged by the storm’s floodwaters. The cars will remain here until insurance adjusters assess the damage and process claims for each vehicle.
Munsu Water Park
39.039177°,125.780009° - Maxar Technologies
Munsu Water Park is located in Pyongyang, North Korea. The facility is open year-round with water slides, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, various sport courts, and a rock climbing wall.
Fortaleza
-3.718333°,-38.542778° - Maxar
Waves roll into the coast of Fortaleza, Brazil. Located in the northeast of the country on the Atlantic Ocean, Fortaleza has nearly 16 miles (25 km) of urban beaches. It’s nearly 2.7 million residents make it the 5th most populous Brazilian city, behind São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and Salvador, respectively.
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